ANA cancels 335 flights due to Dreamliner fleet grounding

Business Jan. 21, 2013 - 03:30PM JST ( 8 )

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Elbuda MexicanoJan. 21, 2013 - 01:04PM JST

Flights affected include those from Tokyo to San Jose, Seattle and Beijing. This is the flight I need!
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LostinNagoyaJan. 21, 2013 - 02:01PM JST

Man, I am no plane freak, I usually relax during flight even during turbulences. But I don't wan to be inside this plane so soon. They said it was the battery, now it's not. What's then?
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WaxmanJan. 21, 2013 - 02:21PM JST

Good news is airlines have grounded those planes and we can relax for a while until they fly again and we hear any bad news. Please scrap these planes!!! Who cares if we fly on same route with 777 rather than 787
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CrazedinjapanJan. 21, 2013 - 03:07PM JST

It's good they grounded these planes. They were lucky nothing major happened involving the death of passengers and crew. It's a sore spot for them to not know why battery packs and electrical fires are happening. Hopefully they get down to the cause(s) of it soon to restore faith in this aircraft with consumers and passengers. Only combustion that anyone wants to hear about concerning this aircraft or any other for that matter is within the engine when it's operating.
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The passageJan. 21, 2013 - 06:51PM JST

They said it was the battery, now it's not. What's then?

Its a hastily written article, and could be confusing (not your fault):

But the U.S. agency in charge of transportation safety on Sunday said a fire sparked after a Japan Airlines 787 landed in Boston on Jan 7 was not caused by an overcharged battery.

Here it doesn't say it wasn't caused by a battery but wasn't caused by an OVERCHARGED battery. Even then, there is still doubt around this as the charger didn't go over 32 volts, but no-one has identified (yet = 18:50 on 01/21) what the current was during charging - that could blow a battery if not regulated correctly.
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motytrahJan. 22, 2013 - 06:32AM JST

Latest is the FAA is now inspecting the Japanese Battery Maker, the American Charger Maker, and the French Power System Controller maker.
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WilliBJan. 22, 2013 - 10:26PM JST

Hate to say it I told ya so, The troubles with this plane were entirely predictable and have been predicted by many sceptics.
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globalwatcherJan. 22, 2013 - 10:33PM JST

One big major accident will bankrupt organizations. Safety comes first.

All senior decision making managers should NOT be forced or pressured, under the name of profit, to let it take off without 100% safety assurance. Use common sense approch-safety.